What sex is my Clown Pleco?
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DrunkenPanda
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What sex is my Clown Pleco?
I have a Clown Pleco(Panaque maccus) http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/sp ... ies_id=734. I think it may be a female as it isn't 'hairy' on its back. However it is only 2 inches long , is this too young to sex?
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MatsP
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Re: What sex is my Clown pl*co?
It seems a bit small to sex, yes. Males at about 2.5-3" will have "hairy backs" (the body just forward of the tail-fin gets "stubble" - like some male adult human who hasn't shaved for a day or three).
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Dylan k
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Re: What sex is my Clown pl*co?
it looks like a male they tend to have bolder caramel bands and are thinner than females but still not to sure.
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MatsP
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Re: What sex is my Clown pl*co?
That's a new one on me. Anyone else with experience in these fish that can say if this is a reliable way of determining sex of these fish?Dylan k wrote:it looks like a male they tend to have bolder caramel bands and are thinner than females but still not to sure.
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